WormBase: a comprehensive resource for nematode research
- Creators
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Harris, Todd W.
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Antoshechkin, Igor
- Bieri, Tamberlyn
- Blasiar, Darin
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Chan, Juancarlos
- Chen, Wen J.
- De La Cruz, Norie
- Davis, Paul
- Duesbury, Margaret
- Fang, Ruihua
- Fernandes, Jolene
- Han, Michael
- Kishore, Ranjana
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Lee, Raymond
- Müller, Hans-Michael
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Nakamura, Cecilia
- Ozersky, Philip
- Petcherski, Andrei
- Rangarajan, Arun
- Rogers, Anthony
- Schindelman, Gary
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Schwarz, Erich M.
- Tuli, Mary Ann
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Van Auken, Kimberly
- Wang, Daniel
- Wang, Xiaodong
- Williams, Gary
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Yook, Karen
- Durbin, Richard
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Stein, Lincoln D.
- Spieth, John
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Sternberg, Paul W.
Abstract
WormBase (http://www.wormbase.org) is a central data repository for nematode biology. Initially created as a service to the Caenorhabditis elegans research field, WormBase has evolved into a powerful research tool in its own right. In the past 2 years, we expanded WormBase to include the complete genomic sequence, gene predictions and orthology assignments from a range of related nematodes. This comparative data enrich the C. elegans data with improved gene predictions and a better understanding of gene function. In turn, they bring the wealth of experimental knowledge of C. elegans to other systems of medical and agricultural importance. Here, we describe new species and data types now available at WormBase. In addition, we detail enhancements to our curatorial pipeline and website infrastructure to accommodate new genomes and an extensive user base.
Additional Information
© The Author(s) 2009. Published by Oxford University Press. Received September 15, 2009; Revised October 11, 2009; Accepted October 12, 2009. US National Institutes of Health (Grant no. P41 HG02223); US National Human Genome Research Institute (Grant no. P41-HG02223 to WormBase); British Medical Research Council (to WormBase); P.W.S. is an investigator with the Howard HughesMedical Institute. Funding for open access charge: US National Human Genome Research Institute (Grant P41-HG02223).Attached Files
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Additional details
- PMCID
- PMC2808986
- Eprint ID
- 18482
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20100527-134537612
- NIH
- P41HG02223
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- P41-HG02223
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
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2010-06-24Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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